Buzz Aldrin Quotes About Risk

Quotes about: Risk

• History will remember the inhabitants of this century as the people who went from Kitty Hawk to the moon in 66 years, only to languish for the next 30 in low Earth orbit. At the core of the risk-free society is a self-indulgent failure of nerve.

  Buzz Aldrin

  Math, Science, Moon

• The pilgrims on the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock. To my knowledge, they didn't wait around for a return trip to Europe. You settle some place with a purpose. If you don't want to do that, stay home. You avoid an awful lot of risks by not venturing outward.

  Buzz Aldrin

  Home, Rocks, Europe

  "Buzz Aldrin, Moonwalker, says US must aim for Mars". Interview with James M. Clash, www.livemint.com. May 24, 2013.

• My family has always supported my activities, whether it was doing combat in Korea, flying progressively and challenging fighter-jet aircraft in Europe, or studying for a doctor's degree at MIT. They have been always very supportive and understanding of the challenges and risks involved in my career. A family needs to work as a team, supporting each other's individual aims and aspirations.

  Buzz Aldrin

  Team, Korea, Europe

  Scholastic Interview, teacher.scholastic.com. November 17, 1998.

• 'Anthony and the Magic Picture Frame' tells it like it really was in America's early space program - the adventure, the risks, and the rewards.

  Buzz Aldrin

  Adventure, America, Space

• At the core of the risk-free society is a self-indulgent failure of nerve.

  Buzz Aldrin

  Self, Risk, Nerves

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